Ahtanum State Forest

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Ahtanum State Forest

The Ahtanum State Forest is a very large area west of Yakima, Washington. US12 is near the north boarder, Rimrock boarders the west and the Yakama Indian Reservation boarders the south. You can ride ATVs and dirt bikes on all the Green Dot trails and roads. In the winter some are close and groomed for snowmobiles.

There are some great views from on top of the ridges. Eagle Nest Vista is a great view overlooking the North Fork. On a clear day from Darland Mountain (6981') you can see Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson. On the Divide Ridge trail 613 you can down on Rimrock Lake and get a great view on Mt. Rainier. Some of the hardest 4x4 trails are long Divide Ridge. Those trails are called Rimrock.

The Grey Rock Trail is a single track trail that begins at the Tree Phones Campground. It ties with a Forest Service trail 613. Some sections have been made for ATVs to use.

Jumpoff Tower (5670') is at the northwest point of the Ahtanum. It has a great view over looking Rimrock and US12.

Blue Lake (6202') is a great place to stop for lunch. It is on a 4x4 trail off the North Fork Ahtanum Creek Road on the way up to Blue Slide Lookout (6785').

All the Ahtanum State Forest camp grounds are free to use. You can get to all the camp grounds with any vehicle when the snow is gone. These are the designated camp grounds:
- Ahtanum Meadows...Out houses, fire pits, picnic tables, trash cans
- Ahtanum................Out houses, fire pits, picnic tables, trash cans
- Sno-park................Out house
- Tree Phones...........Out houses, fire pits, picnic tables, trash cans, shelter
- Clover Flats............Out houses, fire pits, picnic tables, trash cans
- Snow Cabin............Out houses, fire pits, picnic tables, trash cans

You can ride ATVs from all the camp ground except for Ahtanum Meadows.
No riding around the camping areas or Sno-park. Enter and exit only with a 5 MPH speed limit!

Note: Clover Flats is a hard climb with a heavy load.

Green Dot Trail System

The Green Dot system means only roads and trails with Green Dot road markers are open. You can ride on all the Green Dot roads and trails in the Ahtanum unless it is posted closed or is a trail being groomed for snowmobiles.


Pictures and run reports:

http://www.aworc.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=7


Maps:






The latest DRN map http://cegranch.com/map/ahtanum-2005.pdf


For more info on the Ahtanum State Forest:

DNR